尉缭

尉繚
Wèi Liáo
Wei Lao (c. 450 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), advisor to the first Qin emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇 Qín Shǐhuáng, possible author of the Wei Liaozi 尉缭子 Wèi Liáozi text on military strategy

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Entry Composition

1 尉 Wèi surname Wei
2 缭 liáo
  1. to wind round
  2. to sew with slanting stitches